Re: [Qemu-devel] Problems using netdev_del+netdev_add w/o corresponding device_del+device_add

2012-10-15 Thread Stefan Hajnoczi
On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 04:47:14PM -0400, Laine Stump wrote: Here is the sequence sent to disconnect only the host side, then reconnect it with a new tap device. (although the fd is the same, this is because the old tap device had already been closed, so the number is just being used - the

Re: [Qemu-devel] Problems using netdev_del+netdev_add w/o corresponding device_del+device_add

2012-10-14 Thread Laine Stump
On 10/13/2012 04:47 PM, Laine Stump wrote: I am attempting to enhance libvirt's virDomainUpdateDeviceFlags() API to support changing just about anything about the host side of a PCI network device without actually detaching the PCI device from the guest. Here is a patch I sent to the libvirt

[Qemu-devel] Problems using netdev_del+netdev_add w/o corresponding device_del+device_add

2012-10-13 Thread Laine Stump
I am attempting to enhance libvirt's virDomainUpdateDeviceFlags() API to support changing just about anything about the host side of a PCI network device without actually detaching the PCI device from the guest. Here is a patch I sent to the libvirt mailing list that I had thought would accomplish